Live updates: Falcons hold on for impressive win over Commanders, 34-27
Commanders at Falcons
Kickoff: 1 p.m., Mercedes-Benz Stadium
TV: CBS
Records: Falcons 1-2, Commanders 2-1
Outlook: The Falcons played their worst game in a while in a 30-0 drubbing by the Carolina Panthers, as Michael Penix Jr. and the offense struggled to get anything going. The Commanders have a litany of injuries, including quarterback Jayden Daniels, but they handled the Las Vegas Raiders last week with Marcus Mariota.
About the Authors
Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
Rod Beard is the Senior Sports Editor for pro sports at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joining the team after 20-plus years at The Detroit News, where he was a beat writer for the Pistons for seven years, after five years covering the Michigan men's basketball team.
